https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/sketches-bodies-components-oh-my/m-p/5756260#M289805 <P>Hmmm, the Patch environment is unchartered territory for me! But, using the centerline of the elements for the sketch actually makes the most sense. Since plywood thicknesses can vary I've set that value as a parameter but I struggled a bit on how to use that when I fix my final location of parts and need to make the dado cuts in the wood. Since I want the dados and rabitt cuts to be 1/2 the thickness this makes sense to make that a parameter and enter the value when I have the plywood in hand and can measure it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>That's the part that has me scratching my head a bit because the tickness dictates every position of the elements/parts. Of course I'm over analyzing the crap out of this but coming up with a good solution for this can yield a methodology that can be used over and over again in future projects.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for all of your suggestions and help, it's pushing me down the right path I think and I hope that this can help others later on as well.</P> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:19:49 GMT george 2015-08-04T15:19:49Z